End the use of extreme rendition (Comments)"From both a moral standpoint and a practical standpoint, torture is wrong. Barack Obama will end the use torture without exception. He also will eliminate the practice of extreme rendition, where we outsource our torture to other countries."

Strengthen non-proliferation treaty (Comments)"Obama will crack down on nuclear proliferation by strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty so that countries like North Korea and Iran that break the rules will automatically face strong international sanctions." — Obama's Blueprint for Change

Stop development of new nuclear weapons (Comments)"He will stop the development of new nuclear weapons; work with Russia to take U.S. and Russian ballistic missiles off hair-trigger alert; seek dramatic reductions in U.S. and Russian stockpiles of nuclear weapons and material; and set a goal to expand the U.S.-Russian ban on intermediate-range missiles so that the agreement is global." — Obama's Blueprint for Change

Open "America Houses" in Islamic countries (Comments)"We will open 'America Houses' in cities across the Islamic world, with Internet, libraries, English lessons, stories of America's Muslims and the strength they add to our country, and vocational programs." — 8/1/07, Washington, D.C.

Consult Congress before taking military action (Comments)"I will call for a standing, bipartisan consultative group of congressional leaders on national security. I will meet with this consultative group every month and consult with them before taking major military action." — 10/2/07, Chicago

Strengthen civilian agencies (Comments)"He will also strengthen our civilian capacity, so that our civilian agencies have the critical skills and equipment they need to integrate their efforts with our military." — Obama's Blueprint for Change

Combat terrorism & reaffirm American values (Comments)"Obama will fight terrorism and protect America with a comprehensive strategy that finishes the fight in Afghanistan, cracks down on the al Qaeda safe haven in Pakistan, develops new capabilities and international partnerships, engages the world to dry up support for extremism and reaffirms American values." — Obama's Blueprint for Change

Create international anti-terrorism network (Comments)"As president, I will launch an effort across our government to stay ahead of this threat (bio-terrorism).… I've proposed a Shared Security Partnership that invests $5 billion over three years to forge an international intelligence and law enforcement infrastructure to take down terrorist networks." — 7/16/08 West Lafayette, Ind.